Leading in a time of political change
The political context can have a huge impact on your leadership as this case study from Egypt illustrates. In 2012, I moved with my family to Cairo, Egypt, where I was to be Superintendent of Cairo American College. I had had 12 years Headship experience, but was still perceived as somewhat young (at age 43), to be taking the reigns at such a highly respected school. The fact that 2010 had seen Egypt’s long-standing...